The Grand Final as it happens...

[KittyLips]

I wanted to be the one to start the thread. See you in couple of hours!

Enjoy the show!

[goggle]

Introduction:
WTF They are flying the hosts in. Maria's hair and dress look awful.
Helena has not changed her choreography in a year, I see. (except for doubling the dancers)

[NorthUK]

Swiss:
This makes me angry.

[andreipj]

I'm listening on the radio! Please describe in detail

[Laur]

Ew they're ugly and have bad clothing. The blonde is the only pretty one, this song is pretty bad as well :X

[NorthUK]

Swiss:

They look like 6 random people who have never met, just wondered on the stage and started to sing.

[goggle]

Switzerland:
Left the room to go fix hair.
According to my scientific predictions this song will get at least six points (so, one point from each country that a singer's from?)

[cheaptrick]

I didn't think switzerland was that bad - it was marginally less chessy than what I had anticipated.

Moldova - it's just plain awful. Dodgy sound doesn't help either.

[goggle]

Moldova:
The blonde woman who sings (the one who's not Arsenium nor the rapper, I forget his name) has the sluttiest outfit I've seen so far in this entire contest. The sail is cute, maybe it's in reality the fin of a shark coming to eat all the bad performers/

[Laur]

This Moldova song was bad, and it got 39494949 times worse when the guy drove in on the scooter.

[NorthUK]

Moldova:

She got dressed by the end.
What was with the scooter?

[She Ra Goldie]

Arsenium - Still as hot as ever

[cheaptrick]

I think the israelli one is as bland and insipid as their white suits....

[NorthUK]

Isreal:

oh dear,
where is the side-step dancing?

I didn't think switzerland was that bad - it was marginally less chessy than what I had anticipated.

I Agree, but why didn't they meet to discuss clothing? it was so random.

[goggle]

Israel:
I thought they wouldn't be able to pull it off without a big choir, but it works. At the very least, it's the best performance so far in the final.
The spinning camera in the first chorus made me dizzy, though.

[NorthUK]

Latvia:

Wow, that start was as bad as jemini.

[cheaptrick]

Latvia - fucking hell I thought you had to be shit hot to contemplate singing acapella. My year 8's singing Amarillo can harmonise better than that.

When does the contest start for real then...?

[Laur]

Latvia is too weird.

[ntb]

Finally! I have been activated! Can I just catch up:
Israel - ugh
Latvia - ugh
Switzerland - ugh
I don't like Moldova either!

[goggle]

Latvia:
More white suits? Is this a theme?
They lost me with the robot.

[ntb]

Isn't Norway trying to re-live former glories (which I hated)?

[Steve]

The Norwegian girls are very pretty!

[andreipj]

OK, I'm sure the Norwegian girl looks quite fine. It's probably the best song so far. But when you hear them all for the first time, they're quite forgettable, no?

edit: oh there was more than one apparently ...

[NorthUK]

Norway:

If it worked in 1996, why not 2006?

Elfs?? NO!

[cheaptrick]

Norway - oh the irony. A song with 'dance' in the title with the worst choreography so far ( ie none)

I am seriously unimpressed with this shower of shite so far.

[Laur]

I like this Norway song, and she is very pretty.

[goggle]

Norway:
This is the third performance in a row where everyone on stage is wearing white!
She sounds very good, and I like the wind machine.

[NorthUK]

After the crap so far, Norway could do very well.

[hardtoreveal]

This is my first Eurovision! So I am very excited.

I agree with everyone, the Norway is the best one so far (and just ended).

I was happy to see Helena at the start of the show, but I found it ironic that she was lip-synching... you'd think she could pull it off since she won the darn thing, but maybe she was forced to/it was set up that way?

I am trying to sound as knowledgeable as possible.

Now Las Ketchup are on....I sorta like the sound of this song but when the grating chorus of girls comes on, I sorta tune out

[ntb]

Spain is a grower! I never expected that.